Le Prince [The Prince]

Louis Le Prince was a French inventor known as one of the pioneers of cinema. Many film historians see him as the father of film. Le Prince spent his childhood in the photography studio of his father's friend, Louis Daguerre. Here he learned the mechanical and chemical processes of photography. However, Le Prince wanted to go further than capturing a single image in a photograph; he also wanted to find a way to capture moving images. He first developed a camera with 16 lenses that each took a picture one after the other, so that together they could make a film of 16 images. After many improvements and further developments to this device, he was the first to arrive at a camera with a single lens. He had to apply for a patent in New York for this special invention. He had to be quick because for several weeks he had the feeling that he was being followed, as if someone was constantly watching him… Le Prince decides to hurry and get to the station as quickly as possible. Once he arrives at the platform, he notices that he has his prototype with him but has forgotten his plans. He doesn't dare to go to the studio anymore, so he contacts the only ones who can help him: you! He asks you to go unnoticed to his studio to find his plans and bring them to him before the train leaves.